European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 20, 1990 the stars and stripes up a net Bucky Fox you want Confidence Goran Ivanisevic breathes Confidence a while his split fingered serve blows out another opponent. Ivanisevic the big stick from split Yugoslavia is simply the quickest draw in Tennis. His 19 aces discarded Boris Becker in the French open in May. He out aced everyone at Wimbledon nearly beating Becker again and causing the German gun to say a a he a got the hardest serve j serve of anybody i be every  and the Best not bad for an 18-year-old who has yet to win a singles title on the association of Ennis professionals tour. A but that will come. Just As his at ranking soared from 43 before the French open to 23 now. Just As his serve sideswiped Javier Sanchez 6-2, 6-3 wednesday and held off Wally Masur 6-2, 6-7, 64 thursday m the Mercedes cup in Stuttgart. Why Confidence. Ivanisevic knows he a Good. He slammed that Point Home in the Mercedes cup press tent. Try to return these Goran gems a a a in a playing  a a i think i can beat  a a a in be been playing Good since Disseldorf at the world team cup. If i think i can beat him i can beat  a a by the end of the year i think i can go into the too 10.�?� \ a a now in a not afraid of anybody. I think a lot of players Are afraid of  a a a it a Nice to hit two three aces per game a a a now in a serving unbelievable. Sanchez Only had one break Point because of All my aces. What can you do a a Quot think i have the Best serve. Now i can say that. Becker also says  Confidence. If Ivanisevic was missing that part of his game he sure found it with that upset of Becker in Paris. That first round Victory at Roland Garros added two weapons to Ivanisevich a Arsenal 1 he knows he a Good. 2 the enemy knows he a Good. Call it respect. Ivanisevic draws it. A that kind of win puts you on a higher plateau a said Jorgen Windahl a Veteran swedish player. Big wins give you big Confidence which is As crucial As a big serve. You might As Well Call this the at tour for association of Tennis Confidence. Its a Factor that lifts an Ivanisevic. Drops a former no. 1 like Mats Wilander who lost tuesday to Franco Davin. And keeps a Windahl Down. If you Haven to heard of Windahl that a because. He a ranked 311th in the world. He has been in and quickly out of tournaments for nearly a decade. From what he does no to make on the circuit he makes As a teaching pro in Switzerland. Windahl 27, realizes he will never be an Ivanisevic the swede lacks a Strong backhand and return of service which he displayed in a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Henri Leconte wednesday. Windahl lacks something else Confidence. His 2-0 Lead in the first set wilted beneath Leconte a volleys and arrogance. While the French hero played the crowd Windahl played the foil. Leconte expected to push Onward. Windahl seemed reluctant to push his Luck. He was the Only qualifier to reach the second round thanks to Alex Antonitsch dropping from the first round because of an injured Arm. That alone gave Windahl a Windfall of $6,060. Windahl knows his limitations. While eating lunch sunday in the players dining room he expressed Awe at Stefan Edberg a serve. He  fathom How Becker followed through on his backhand return of Edberg a rocket. This much was Clear Windahl  do what Becker could. Or he did no to think he could. Such is the Gap in Talent a and Confidence a on the pro Tennis tour. Case in Point on monday i told the 1 Lith ranked player Olivier Delaitre that i would catch his match wednesday. He shrugged and said he had to get past Eric Jelen on tuesday and after that forget it he had no Chance against Thomas Muster the no. 7 player in the world. What do you mean i said. Said Delaitre a i have played Muster twice and he beat me love one and then one love. No  Delaitre proceeded to lose to Jelen 6-7, 6-1, 7-5 tuesday thus sparing his no Chance against Muster. Without Confidence Delaitre went nowhere. Sas kng0fg ask no Wal Goc Wise from Bottom left Andres Gomez Franco Davin Goran Ivanisevic win wednesday Mats Wilander loses. Or nearly nowhere. This 23-year-old Frenchman who lives in Luxembourg at least qualified for the first round that landed him $3,355. Of so that a pocket change compared to the $135,000 with which Ivanisevic or Leconte or Marcelo Filippini will drive away As Champion of the Mercedes cup. But Guys like Delaitre live on qualifying Money. He reached the third round of the australian open in january and the second round of Wimbledon boosting his earnings and his Confidence. It might not be enough Confidence to overcome a Muster but it swung him through the Mercedes cup qualification without dropping a set. Delaitre oozed Confidence in his qualifying final sunday. No wonder. Across the net was a 397th-ranked player named Frank Dennhardt. Dennhardt is a Good looking player from Bentheim West Germany. He a a big Blond lefty Quick of feet and Boom of serve. Still he a no. 397. His top experience was qualifying at the 1989 French open a and a first round exit. Dennhardt just did no to have the guile that Delaitre has picked up in big tournaments. When the German led 1-2, 15-40 in the first set he stalled while Delaitre tried to serve. The Frenchman dropped his Racket in disgust then ignited his serve to tie it 2-2. His message you want to play head games let a Veteran show you How. Before Dennhardt could recover he had lost 6-2, 6-2. Not to mention his Confidence. A the served and volleyed Well but not enough a Delaitre said of his German victim. A it was strange. On his returns he would push the Ball and make a topspin lob. He stall has Good volleys. He can play very fast when he plays Normal. But he was too  Dennhardt had the Talent to beat Delaitre. But not the Confidence. A i had two chances to break him in the first set and the second set a he said. A when 1 did no to 1 lost Confidence. I tried the lobs to regain my Confidence. If i had a Little More Confidence i would have approached More. But after i lost Confidence i did no to now what to  Dennhardt was bummed by his loss but not desperate. He a just 22 with a solid education. His Tennis takes him to such exotic lands As Indonesia and Malaysia. His toss sunday gained him $975 a in Cash. He lives with his parents both teachers. He a smart to play pro Tennis while he a Young. That exactly the attitude of another Guy in the Mercedes cup qualifying Federico Mardegan. He a 20 years old. From Vicenza Italy. So what if he a Only 285th in the world he loves Tennis. A if i like to play Tennis ill be 30 if i like to keep playing a he said. _. A a a r left to graduate from College. But who has time to study Fie prac Mardegan says he has one year times about seven hours a Day. He figures to average 25 tournaments a year including satellites challengers and qualifications. Before you feel sorry for mor Degant slow ranking consider that he earned $20,000 the past year. Throw in backing from Italy s Bredford clothing line that pays for travel hotel and food plus Bonus Money from Dunlop rackets and it s not a bad life. Then Check out Mardegan in the Mercedes cup doubles. He teamed with Spain a Francisco Roig to beat Javier Sanchez and drum Roll Ivanisevic in the second round wednesday. Ivanisevic plans to crack the top 10 in singles by years end. Maybe Mardegan has the Confidence to crack the top 100. The Star and Wpm